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Well done. You shared a bit of the Farmer's Land history with him which will mean a great deal. If it can be put together with some 'details' with a local historian it could be that much more interesting. When I was growing up in Florida we lived on an old Timucuan Indian site. There were many artifacts found there in the 1950's and before. It was in a 'trade area' on a river and I wish we could have used a metal detector on that land before it was developed. Some of the artifacts were so 'interesting' they needed to be donated to a museum for other historians to see and understand. Now I think you could make a digital gift to the locals if you post that coin picture on a good website. Mitchel

Well done!

And ... Why does it not corrode easily? It is all explained by Einstein's Theory Of Relativity. https://www.livescience.com/58245-theory-of-relativity-in-real-life.html Most metals are shiny because the electrons in the atoms jump from different energy levels, or "orbitals." Some photons that hit the metal get absorbed and re-emitted, though at a longer wavelength. Most visible light, though, just gets reflected. Gold is a heavy atom, so the inner electrons are moving fast enough that the relativistic mass increase is significant, as well as the length contraction. As a result, the electrons are spinning around the nucleus in shorter paths, with more momentum. Electrons in the inner orbitals carry energy that is closer to the energy of outer electrons, and the wavelengths that get absorbed and reflected are longer. [Sinister Sparkle Gallery: 13 Mysterious & Cursed Gemstones] Longer wavelengths of light mean that some of the visible light that would usually just be reflected gets absorbed, and that light is in the blue end of the spectrum. White light is a mix of all the colors of the rainbow, but in gold's case, when light gets absorbed and re-emitted the wavelengths are usually longer. That means the mix of light waves we see tends to have less blue and violet in it. This makes gold appear yellowish in color since yellow, orange and red light is a longer wavelength than blue. Gold doesn't corrode easily The relativistic effect on gold's electrons is also one reason that the metal doesn't corrode or react with anything else easily. Gold has only one electron in its outer shell, but it still is not as reactive as calcium or lithium. Instead, the electrons in gold, being "heavier" than they should be, are all held closer to the atomic nucleus. This means that the outermost electron isn't likely to be in a place where it can react with anything at all — it's just as likely to be among its fellow electrons that are close to the nucleus.

Lunk, Well done for sure. Do you still put in any time with other detectors?

What portion of the Metal Detection had to do with their military contracts? Did they lose one or not get one they wanted? I do think that there is an over-saturation in some high end markets as there are a few choices now of brands and Minelab has reached many new mass market users with the Vanquish and lower priced units. You would think that there would be a Christmas bump but maybe it is the chips. The dealer network must really be taking a hit with Covid and just how difficult it is to find gold.

The pool hall building was built in 1907 and it is now called Hollywood Billiards Hall but I don't think it has any pool tables any more. It is located at 1028 Market Street.

Thanks Simon I'm glad to watch them stick that coil in and under the water. I have one and I've used it but not in the wet so far. I know I'll be using it at the beach sometime in the next few weeks on a low tide. I don't want to wade with it but I'll get it wet.

Hopefully you won't have to move from that beach!

Joe, Cold and colder makes you HOT! Your passion for the hunt is incredible. The rings keep popping. Mitchel

King, You are giving away the 2 hour AFTER secret! haha I try to make it to some of my better beaches first on that schedule but sometimes it is not possible and someone beats me to it and I just go to another beach or work 'behind' the other detectorist. I don't like to jump in front of someone I don't know. Mitchel

Now, now ... you didn't mention THAT! haha It is an area with many, many places to hunt. You get to live real close to the gold in that area.

And now for more FAKE NEWS! https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/11/16/second-largest-gold-nugget-in-the-world-goes-to-auction/

They say this is the largest hoard but it seems to me there are larger ones ... https://www.livescience.com/largest-treasure-hoard-england?utm_source=SmartBrief&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_content=457CDC61-78BE-415D-9BA3-647900D62450&utm_term=9d161709-ab3f-4a42-87ad-b1ed29e66205

Metal detectorist finds 2,000-year-old dagger wielded by Roman soldier in battle with Rhaetians https://www.livescience.com/metal-detectorist-finds-dagger-ancient-roman-battle?utm_source=notification

Yes, I looked at the Andy Awards and yes, they are a 'Big Deal' within the industry. I'm interested in seeing what the total award with plaque would look like. Let me look for that now in images. Here are some and this might be the type of base that had been with this before it was tossed into or lost in the Pacific! http://www.thestable.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Andy-Awards.jpg

It is a Crypto specimen! Just think about the mining costs ... before you buy a Bitcoin ... buy this instead. (I've got a lesser Crypto specimen that if this catches on it will go from a $20,000 nugget to ????) You have to think big when you are in the auction and mining business ... with the cost of fuel at an all time high ... 🤪

Clark You know what a meteorite is now! haha

I broke the ears off my 17" 3030 coil years ago. It is a combination of a design flaw and inflexible material. I searched and searched and finally decided to take off the 'old ears' that were defective and mount the shaft into something better. Now I had something better but how do you mount the ears onto the old coil? You take the old ears off and either glue, fiberglass or pull tie it into place. My functional coil has never bothered me again. I've posted the picture on another thread.

If you have a few extra dollars in that IRA then you might want to buy this. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10203363/Massive-20lb-gold-nugget-big-babys-head-near-Klondike-sale-1million.html

It weighs in at 1.9 lbs!

It's pot metal ... it came in on the Equinox at about 39 and it was a 14-16 inches deep.

The waves have been small but the tide went out far so I had to have a detect and get my fix. Well ... surprise, surprise ... something I could never imagine. It will be my most unusual find of the month at our metal detecting club meeting. In case you can't read it it says: ADVERTISING CLUB OF NEW YORK ANDY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

There is nothing quite like finding a nugget ... of any size!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/10/forrest-fenn-treasure-hunter-yellowstone-helicopter-rescue/

Thanks for starting a good thread Rob. Nice piece of gold you got there.